A stone built hotel in Snowdonia once owned by celebrated 19th century cricketer Frank Cobden has been put up for sale.

Cobden’s Hotel, a Grade Two listed hotel that had been run by cricketer Frank Cobden, is on the market for £550,000 through real estate advisors Colliers International.

The hotel in the mountain village of Capel Curig in Snowdonia National Park dates back some 200 years and features 17 en-suite bedrooms, a 60-cover restaurant and Mountain Bar and a seven-bedroom owners’ house.

The current owners spend much of their time in London and are looking to sell the business to focus on other interests closer to home.

Cobden’s Hotel, which has an annual turnover of £261,370, was previously owned by the Cambridge University and MCC cricketer Frank Cobden who was born in London in 1849 and died in Capel Curig, aged 83, in 1932.

Mr Cobden became famous for his performance in a match against Oxford University in 1870 in which he secured victory for Cambridge by taking a hat-trick when Oxford needed just three runs to win. This led to the game becoming known as ‘Cobden’s Match’.

He bought the hotel – formerly known as Tan-y-Bwlch – in 1890 and re-opened it to the public, attracting well-heeled clientele from all over the UK because of his celebrity status.

Neil Thomson, from Colliers International, said: “The hotel is in an extremely busy and popular location in Snowdonia and thanks in part to the cricketing talents of Frank Cobden, steeped in history.

"The premises offer a superb opportunity for an owner operator, with scope to further develop trade.”